cannabisnews.com: Marching for Marijuana in Flint Marching for Marijuana in Flint Posted by CN Staff on May 02, 2004 at 18:22:14 PT By Darla Hernandez Source: ABCNews.com Flint -- The call is to change dope laws. Protestors say they want dope laws changed and marijuana should be legalized and regulated like alcohol. It was a march unlike any other in Flint Saturday. The "National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws", or NORML, hosted its third annual Marijuana March. Dozens gathered to protest for pot. Many said patients with illnesses like glaucoma can benefit from marijuana by relieving pressure in their eyes. Candace Collins favors legalization. "I very much believe there are the medical indications use of marijuana some people have muscular problems and they have problems, that marijuana helps." Christopher Kotarski participated in the march. He says legalizing pot would free up cells for real criminals. "It would alleviate (sic) our jail systems. We don't need to be putting people in jail for this." Jenny Moench has supported this cause for years and says marijuana should have the same restrictions like alcohol. She believes many people agree but are just too afraid to speak out. "People are afraid they are afraid to say they support it, because, like I said, we live in a police state. So they are going to come in and get you if you do something they don't want you to." Collins says the march is a way of helping those with serious illnesses in need. "They can do that in the night time in their beds and their not hazardous to anyone else." There have been some steps taken to de-criminalize Marijuana. A few months back, A California court upheld a ban on medical marijuana raids in nine western states. Michigan is not one of those states. Note: Dozens push for legalizationSource: ABCNews.com (U.S. Web)Author: Darla HernandezPublished: May 4, 2004Copyright: 2004 ABC News Internet VenturesWebsite: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Contact: http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/email.htmlMichigan NORMLhttp://www.minorml.org/CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #7 posted by afterburner on May 21, 2004 at 20:04:56 PT More Million Marijuana March ---- mmmm 2004 Million Marijuana March, Vancouver - High Society with Pot-TV - Running Time: 24 min - Date Entered: 21 May 2004 http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2690.html ' David Malmo-Levine leads us through Vancouver's annual pot protest. Speakers include John Conroy and our own Chris Bennett.' See the Carnival Band, crazy dancing, pot people, Vancouver's cops, and more! Music by The Tall Brothers, from their new CD, and Travis Meyer's "Hey Marijuana". ' [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by afterburner on May 03, 2004 at 09:58:53 PT Million Marijuana March News Coverage Newshawks: Million Marijuana March News Coverage, Newshawks with Pot-TV Running Time: 0 min Date Entered: 03 May 2004 http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1083447433898_35//Marijuana march calls for drug's legalization Canadian Press TORONTO — 'Marijuana users chanted "we love weed" as they marched through the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, smoking their hearts out and calling for Ottawa to legalize the drug.'Includes a short video of Toronto's MMMarch. Goto right sidebar and click -- CFTO: A march urges marijuana's legalization 0:33 [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by dididadadidit on May 03, 2004 at 06:41:17 PT Virgil: Dope, pot, and Marijuana On Saturday's march I had a t-shirt which properly separated DOPE from seventeen other descriptions of cannabis listed under a leaf on one side of the shirt.DOPE was reserved for the one word description under the picture of FlightSuitBoy with a cocaine streak on his face on the other side of the shirt. Good for smiles and laughs from the 50 or so involved in the Albuquerque march which had lotsa honking support from passing cars with only one observed finger flip off.Cheers: [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by FoM on May 02, 2004 at 22:54:02 PT Video from The Above Article - MMM http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/news/video/0501dh6p.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on May 02, 2004 at 21:44:27 PT New Yorker's For Compassionate Care I just found this web site and thought others might like to read it too.http://www.nycompassionatecare.org/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Petard on May 02, 2004 at 20:11:07 PT Catch-22 Brewing on Raisch v Ashcraft If the Supremes uphold the 9th's ruling then the Constitution may still have a hope for survival. If the Supreme's rule against it, the Constitution is dead.If the Supreme's uphold the 9th's ruling, the Feds will bring out the old "carrot and stick" and try to enact a fund withholding bill for those states that would attempt to follow the lead of the states within the 9th's jurisdiction. In other words, states that support MMJ would lose federal funding for roads, schools, and other infrastructure (the stick). Those that did not follow the 9th's allowance would be given the carrot of those extra $'s withheld from the 9th's follower states. For the fed, that's what it comes down to: $ vs. the will of the people and the Constuitution. To the Feds, the $ has more uses than the Constitution which they use to wipe their asses with.Uphold the Constitution and give the people freedom but no $, or deny the Constitution and give the states proper funding they're entitled to but deny the people freedom. Alleviate suffering for the sick while starving inner city kids, or feed the kids to eventually grow up in pain. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Virgil on May 02, 2004 at 19:12:55 PT Dope, pot, and Marijuana There have been some steps taken to de-criminalize Marijuana. It seems like someone that wrote for a living would use a word program that would catch a mistake like capitalizing "Marijuana." Slinging biased words like pot and dope around doesn't seem to professional either come to think of it. The showdown with the Supreme Court is coming to see if they want to play frontman for the Nazis by overturning the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The question I would like to know is why state laws would affect federal laws the way we are being led to believe. Say the 9th Circuit desicion stands at the retreat of the Nazi definition of freedom means you can grow your own Miracleplant for medical reasons. Why does it make any difference to the federal government if a person in North Carolina grows Miracleplant for a condition that would get a doctor's recommendation in California? It does not make sense why the state laws would affect a commerce clause on the federal level. Yeah, sure. Nothing makes sense with federal policy as it ignores a person's unalienable rights that include, but are not limited to, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I wonder what the others are? The silent treatment just stiffles the transfer of knowledge doesn't it? [ Post Comment ] Post Comment